M odals modals are those helping verbs, which express the ‘mode’ or ‘manner’ of the actions indicated by the main verbs. They express modes such as ability, possibility, probability, permission, obligation, etc

and correct word in your answer sheet.
Plastic bags are not be used because
a) are should
they should cause much pollution.
b) _____________
They need never disintegrate with
c) _____________
time. They should block the sewerage.
d) _____________
It need to melted and reprocessed
e) _____________
but that might make it even more
f) _____________
harmful. Even if buried they can
g) _____________
never be destroyed. They should be
h) _____________
useful today but they would be
i) _____________
very harmful for the coming generations.
j) _____________
V. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Write the incorrect word and the correct word in the answer sheet.
The label can be removed before cooking.
a) _________
__________
Then the cookware could be rinsed in
b) _________
__________
warm soapy water. It is advisable to keep
c) _________
__________
to low heat. The cookware would never
d) _________
__________
be used on high heat. Very high
e) _________
__________
temperatures would cause sticking. The
f) _________
__________
handles used to also loosen. However,
g) _________
__________

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one should not worry about the
h) _________ __________
maintenance as it is quite easy. The vessel
i) _________ __________
might be cleaned with liquid detergent.
j) _________ __________
One can not use sharp detergent for cleaning. k) _________ __________
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals from the ones given in the box
below.
should
might
can
could
have to
must
a) Ritu’s flight from Morocco took more than 11 hours. She ___________ be
exhausted after such a long flight. She ___________ prefer to stay in tonight
and get some rest.
b) If you want to get a better feeling for how Raniganj is laid out, you
___________ walk down town and explore the riverside.
c) You ___________ research the route a little more before you set sail.
d) When you have a small child in the house, you ___________ leave small
objects lying around.
e) Anvesha: ___________ you hold your breath for more than a minute?
Bunty: No, I can’t.
f) Jasprit’s engagement ring is enormous! It ___________ have cost a fortune.
g) Please make sure to feed the fish while I am gone. If they don’t get enough
food, they ___________ die.
h) I ___________ speak Assamese fluently when I was a child.
i) The teacher said we ___________ read the book if we needed extra credit.
j) The spatula ___________ be in this cupboard but it’s not here.